I am an artist based in Belfast and the main focus of my work is small and medium scale painting. I work mainly in oil paint and I currently make two types of work; Paintings of people and paintings of spaces devoid of people.

If you are interested in any work or have any questions then email me at colinmurphyart@gmail.com or via my instagram account @colinmurphy.art

EDUCATION

1987 - 90 BA (Hons) Design (illustration) Belfast School of Art, University of Ulster

1986 - 87 Foundation studies, School of Art and Design, Bristol Polytechnic

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

194th RUA Annual show, Ulster Museum, Belfast

Main exhibition, Boyle Arts Festival, King House, Boyle

194th RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

2023

OXO Outset Gallery, Galway

Art on a Postcard Winter Auction, Gathering, London

255th RA Summer exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London

193rd RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

2022

192nd RUA Annual show, Ulster Museum, Belfast

192nd RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

169th RWA Annual exhibition, Royal Western Academy, Bristol

2021

191st RUA Annual show, Ulster Museum, Belfast

191st RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

2020

252nd RA Summer exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London

190th RUA Annual show, Ulster Museum, Belfast

190th RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

NEAC Annual show, Mall Galleries, London

Self, Espacio Gallery, London

2019

189th RUA Annual show, Ulster Museum, Belfast

189th RHA Annual, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin

AWARDS

2021

Outstanding artist prize 191st RUA Annual show, Belfast

MEDIA

2023

The Secret Artists, The Rocks Productions and Lennox Productions for BBC Northern Ireland